Press Releases

Sacramento, CA – As part of an annual recognition of Women’s History Month in the State Capitol, Assemblymember Chris Holden announces the University of La Verne President, and first woman president, Dr. Devorah Lieberman as the 41st Assembly District’s Woman of the Year. 

Sacramento, CA – Last week, Assemblymember Chris Holden’s bill, The California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement, AB 280 has passed the Committee on Public Safety and is headed to the Committee on Appropriations.

Pasadena, CA — Assemblymember Chris Holden is seeking nominations for his annual 41st Assembly District’s Woman of the Year and Women of Distinction celebration.  

Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced AJR 1: Relative to the Republic of Artsakh, to condemn the Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and calling for the Biden Administration to take tangible action to hold Azerbajani government accountable for its flagrant violations of international human rights.  

Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced AB 610, Youth Transit Pass Pilot Program: free youth transit passes, which would create the Student Transit Pass Pilot Program to fund the development and implementation of fare free transit passes to California students.

Sacramento, CA –Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced legislation AB 538 to work with states across the west and create a regional electric system that expands the footprint for clean energy resources and enables better collaboration, transparency, and integration across the western electrical transmission grid system. 

Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden responds to the California State Transportation Agency’s Cycle 6 Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) award announcement.

Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced AB 304, Domestic violence: probation which will restructure the oversight of the rehabilitation process domestic violence offenders must undergo, in an effort to reduce recidivism and increase overall education w

Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced, AB 299, Hazing Accountability Bill, which will allow for civil action to be brought against an educational institution for an instance of hazing in which one or more students were involved if that educational institution knew or should have known of the dangerous hazing practices of an affiliated organization.

Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced, AB 289, Youth Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which will include youth or youth mental health organizations in the list of stakeholder counties must confer with when developing their three year expenditure plans under the Mental Health Services Act.